Does anyone have experience of fluoxetine for OCD? I know someone who is on it for anxiety and it’s made a huge difference so far, and I think I’d like to give it a go but I’d just be interested in hearing others’ experiences. I also have emetophobia so the side effects of nausea is putting me off a little.

That is very true trial and error! Don't get me wrong I know it does work well for a lot of people but as I said earlier you have to be 100% behind taking the meds and I don't think I ever was which doesnt help at all. I will say I'm a very sicky person if that makes any sense lol. Ive suffered sickness alot if I'm ill it's usually sickness and anxiety can make me very sick. Saying that if they do make you sick which I hope they don't you can ask for an antisickness to take along side the fluoxetine. I was given some cyclizine which helps soo much with sickness but I decided to stop taking the meds completely anyway. I have sertraline which I've never tried due to fear of being sick I've also been given amitriptyline to help with sleep not tried those yet but need to tonight as I'm not sleeping. Whatever you do I hope it goes well for you ?

i’ve been on fluoxetine 20mg for a couple months and while it’s improved my general attitude i still have the obsessive thoughts but they seem slightly more manageable.. i still have anxiety almost 247 tho

No problem happy to share advice just hope I haven't put you off taking them cos they can be great for a lot of people. It was a bit of both. Always feeling sick and actually being sick. It messed with my appetite aswell ?

No not at all, that’s why I asked as I wanted as many experiences as possible really! I know it’s trial and error a lot of the time with antidepressants

I’ve been on fluoxetine 80mg for almost 2 years now. I didn’t see any improvement until I was into the higher doses and my psychiatrist confirmed that most ppl with ocd need higher dosages of SSRIs to see symptom improvement. It’s all extremely dependent on your own body chemistry but I think it’s absolutely worth it to try meds and see if they help you. I have side effects (mostly from Wellbutrin) but they don’t outweigh the way I am without the meds so, it’s just something you kind of deal with.

Thank you so much for all sharing your experiences!

Have you ever tried natural remedies for anxiety? Also there's some amazing channels on YouTube for relaxing music and anxiety mediation if that's your thing. Obviously doesn't help long term but can be a great relief. Try Jason Stephensons channel he has some amazing music great for relaxing, nice to have on in the background or listen to with earphones I also take cbd oil in paste form that can help with anxiety quite quickly

I’ve tried mindfulness and couldn’t stick with it really, not looked into natural remedies though so maybe I’ll give them a go! Thanks!

I'm the same with mindfulness! However I do find guided meditations can work well sometimes.

Honestly I was on fluoxetine 50mg for ocd and anxiety and it didn't really work for me. It made me very sick but it could work for you im not sure I didn't have a great experience with it really don't think it helped my anxiety in anyway kind of made it worse because of the sickness which is a common side effect. I know not everyone will suffer that but I did it's not something I'd take again but everyone is different. To be honest no meds have done me any good. I don't want to take them. For me I think you have to be 100% behind taking meds or it's not gonna be good for you. Just my honest opinion

I don't take meds long term anymore . I occasionally take diazapam as and when i need it when anxiety is really bad. I've took sleeping tablets for my insomnia which didn't work very well. I was prescribed sertraline which I haven't took because I'm too scared to take any meds due to bad experiences from the fluoxetine and before that mirtazipine

Thank you for that! When you say sickness do you mean just feeling nauseous or actual vomiting? ?

i also take l theanine and folic acid